The man who broke both of his legs when he jumped off an elevated highway in Newark last month after fleeing the scene of a domestic violence incident in Jersey City has been formally charged with the murder of his girlfriend, authorities said.

Williams was formally brought up on the murder charge yesterday, Rubino said.

He is also charged with multiple weapons offenses, including possession of a handgun and certain persons not to possess a firearm, Rubino said, adding that he is being held on a cash only bail of $500,000.

Williams, who was originally pegged as a "person on interest" in Albizu's death, remains at University Hospital in Newark after jumping some 40 feet from the North Sixth Street overpass on Rt. 280 west following a police chase the night of the homicide.

Authorities in Newark said Williams suffered two broken legs and a broken hip, and that a handgun fell from his pocket during the fall.

At 10:10 a.m. that morning, police were dispatched to the home and spoke to Albizu, who said she had been assaulted by the father of her child, Williams. Albizu refused both medical attention and a restraining order but police issued a warrant for Williams' arrest on the charge of assault, Rubino said at the time.

A car chase ensued that night after Williams was spotted driving an Escalade east on I-78 with stolen plates, State Trooper Jeffrey Flynn said at the time. Troopers pursued the car north on the New Jersey Turnpike, then onto I-280 West, before he bailed from the vehicle and jumped off the overpass.

Albizu's body was found her home at 6:30 p.m. that night after police went to perform a welfare check. Her death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy revealed she died of strangulation, authorities said.